A Mother Is Born Pregnancy and Parenting Services provides support and education to expectant and new parents in New York City. Whether you are looking for birth classes, struggling with your baby's sleep issues, looking to connect with other moms, or trying to achieve the right blend of employment and motherhood, you will find gentle support, information and encouragement. Email: meredith (at) amotherisborn.com
For Childbirth and Healthcare Professionals
Workshops For People Who Work With New Mothers
Teaching Maternal Postpartum Issues
Sunday April 15, 2012 - 10:00-4:00 p.m. Register here. $100 for CEA Members, $125 for nonmembers.
This workshop is open to doulas, childbirth educators, lactation consultants, physicians, and anyone whose work brings them into contact with new mothers.
I assume you already understand newborn care and breastfeeding. We will focus, instead, on maternal psychology, the development of maternal identity, the role of doubt and experimentation in new mom behavior, and why well-intentioned, educated people too-often give “good” advice that makes new moms do the opposite.
We also cover how to differentiate normal maternal mood from postpartum mental illness. For childbirth educators, we focus extensively on how to teach postpartum issues to a class of pregnant women in a way that will help them help themselves after the birth. The workshop is mandatory for candidates in the Teacher Certification Program of CEA/MNY. Interested in becoming a Certified Childbirth Educator? Check out CEA’s program at www.ceamny.org.
Mentoring and Co-Teaching for CEA/MNY TCPs
I welcome auditors and co-teachers nearing completion of their CEA/MNY certification!
You may audit my childbirth series at any time as a TCP; I encourage all TCPs to audit multiple teachers’ series as they work through the program.
If you want to co-teach with me as you near completion, I require that you audit a full series of mine immediately prior to co-teaching. I will work with you closely to help you prepare for your teaching. Please contact me to discuss it further.
I am available as a mentor for new TCPs in the CEA/MNY program. Please contact me at meredith (at) amotherisborn (dot) com.
Postpartum Doula: The Three Day Workshop
This multi-part workshop is one part of AMIB’s postpartum doula certification program. Next workshop:
Friday/Saturday/Sunday, January 27-29, 2012, 10:00-5:00 p.m.
A Mother Is Born hosts a postpartum doula certification program once or twice per year. The program is rigorous, incorporating reading, class- and group-work, writing, client visits and mentoring. For more information about becoming an AMIB-certified postpartum doula, please contact me at meredith (at) amotherisborn (dot) com.
